Chapter 066 Chapter 66

Who wants to be a scapegoat?

No one wants to!

Almost at the moment when Ji Yang pulled out the gun, the people who had been approaching her step by step tentatively all retreated, looking at her with lingering fear and horror.

In an instant, a large area around her was empty.

The whole space seems to be a lot fresher.

Faced with a little girl, these people's greed for supplies naturally gave rise to some malice, but when hot weapons were pointed at themselves, they calmed down instantly.

The first person to speak said with a pale face, "I was just joking."

The others nodded, without any arrogance as before: "Beauty, don't do this, the gun is too dangerous..."

Ji Yang sneered: "I don't care whether you are joking or serious, I am not joking!" After saying that, she saw their faces twitching and became more afraid. She looked at Xixi and her voice became colder: "Xixi, keep an eye on them. If anyone dares to come close, bite them to death!"

Xixi had been baring its teeth for a long time. If Ji Yang hadn't held it down, it would have pounced over. Now it stood up directly, staring at the surroundings fiercely with its eyes, and its sharp teeth were exposed from time to time.

This dog usually looks like a docile, cute and clingy big dog, but when it gets aggressive, it can be very scary.

Everyone who was targeted felt a chill down their spine and instinctively moved away.

Someone murmured in dissatisfaction, and was immediately covered by the mouth by the person next to him.

The situation was at a stalemate for a moment, and even the incident caused by iodine and alcohol just now disappeared. Everyone was particularly honest under the tacit threat of the gun.

Outside, the hail continued to fall.

The size of the hail seemed to have decreased a little, but it was still capable of killing people at any time. The crackling sound of the hail hitting the ground and buildings was endless. In a short period of time, the hail accumulated thicker and thicker, and the temperature, which was almost hot enough to make people faint, dropped rapidly at this moment.

Even in a crowd, you can still feel the dropping temperature.

I don’t know how long it will rain.

Ji Yang pursed her lips. The weather changed suddenly, leaving no room for humans to prepare. With the sudden change from hot to cold, many people would probably get sick, and it was unknown how long they would have to stay here.

She sighed deeply.

His gaze shifted to Xie Muchi’s face.

After cleaning, the blood on his face was gone, revealing his handsome face, which looked much more pleasing to the eye, but his face was a little pale and his lips were bloodless.

"Hey." Ji Yang poked him.

There was no response at first.

She felt something was wrong, and quickly patted his face again. After calling him two or three times, Xie Muchi moved his eyelashes slowly and opened his eyes slowly. When he first opened his eyes, his eyes were out of focus. It took him a while to see Ji Yang's face, and he frowned: "I accidentally fell asleep just now."

Fell asleep in such a noisy place?

Ji Yang asked seriously: "Is it a concussion?"

Xie Muzhi smiled and whispered to comfort him: "No, not really, it's just a small injury."

Ji Yang glanced at him. Was this just a minor injury? The back of his head was also hit, as was his forehead, not to mention his body. If he hadn't had his clothes on, he would have been covered in bruises and would have died before he even reached the gate of the base.

She felt the coldness gradually increasing all over her body. Her sweat-soaked clothes were now icy cold against her body. She was thinking about getting a thin blanket when she heard a loud speaker coming from inside the room: "Injured people, line up and go upstairs to rest!"

Ji Yang immediately stood up and helped Xie Muzhi to stand up as well: "Let's go to the second floor."

There are too many people here, it's really not a good place to rest.

Xie Muchi propped himself up and stood up. The bones in his two fingers were almost broken and he couldn't use any strength. Fortunately, his legs were still intact, except for the pain in his knees. With the help of Ji Yang, he could barely walk.

Xixi followed closely. Ji Yang was holding a gun in his other hand. When she wanted to go over, the others immediately made way.

When I reached the stairs, I saw people trying to squeeze in.

The staff was squeezed against the wall and shouted helplessly: "The injured people go upstairs, the uninjured people stay downstairs for the time being, and go back quickly when the hail stops, otherwise it will be a waste of time if you delay!"

But who cares about those who want to go upstairs to have some comfort?

They all wanted to rush forward and push the staff aside.

When Ji Yang helped Xie Muchi over, the staff member's voice was hoarse and he was still coughing. Seeing Xie Muchi's look, he immediately said, "Go upstairs and rest." As he said that, he tried to stop the people who were still rushing to go in.

The man was originally in front of Ji Yang. He was angry when being stopped and was about to push the staff away.

Suddenly I felt something like a round tube stuck on my back.

He turned around unhappily and saw the muzzle of the gun raised and pointed at his face.

All the anger was extinguished in an instant. The man sat down on the steps in panic and said in fear: "Don't, don't kill me!"

Ji Yang frowned: "Go down if you are not injured!"

"Okay, I'll go down and you don't shoot!" The man nodded repeatedly and ran down crawling. Seeing this, the people behind Ji Yang didn't dare to force their way in anymore. They only regretted running too slowly and bumping into this evil spirit, otherwise they would have all gone up by now.

The staff member came back to his senses and wanted to be afraid, but when he saw that the girl was upholding justice for him, he shut up and continued to maintain order.

Going up the stairs, there was a locked door at the entrance to the third floor. A few people were sitting there resting. On the right was the lobby on the second floor with some slogans posted on it. It turned out that this was the population registration office.

The layout of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor. There is an office behind a glass door and rows of chairs outside. Many people are already lying on them. They all ran up in advance.

The windows were closed, but the wind could still be heard.

I don't know when the wind started to blow.

Hailstones were hitting the house again and again. There were many people who were originally crowded under the eaves waiting for a chance to leave, but now they were madly crowding into the house. It was okay on their side as they didn't have so many survivors to receive. There were densely packed people under several buildings near the gate of the base.

You could faintly hear the angry curses of those who couldn't squeeze in.

But soon the staff's loud speaker sounded.

There were still a certain number of staff at the base, and the crowd was cleared, and those under the eaves were able to squeeze in.

Ji Yang found a corner as usual. She liked this kind of place because it gave her a sense of security. She asked Xie Muchi to sit down first, and then pretended to take out a tent from her bag.

The people around him were immediately envious and jealous, muttering, "How rich!"

Nowadays, many people who have the means will bring a tent when they go out. Does anyone know if they can return on the same day?

The tent was not big, but it could still accommodate two people and a dog. Xie Muchi was sent in. Xixi was very familiar with it and ran in consciously. Ji Yang finally zipped up the tent, and the tent immediately became an enclosed space.

Finally she took out a thin blanket and handed it to Xie Muchi.

Xie Muchi answered the phone, but his expression couldn't hide his fatigue. He was lying flat on his back, closing his eyes from time to time, then forcing them open when he wanted to be awake.

"Would you like to take some painkillers?" Ji Yang asked.

"...Okay." Xie Muchi nodded.

Ji Yang took out two more painkillers from his bag and handed over the mineral water. Xie Muchi cooperated and drank it, then closed his eyes and continued to rest. Seeing this, Ji Yang did not disturb him anymore, but went out carefully and looked out the window.

The hailstones looked smaller, like snow seeds being blown against the windows by the wind and then slowly falling down.

But no one dared to run out like this.

They are still safe now, but once they run out, that may not be the case.

Sure enough, after a while, the hail grew bigger again.

There is no regular pattern, it suddenly becomes bigger or smaller.

The temperature also seems to be getting lower and lower.

Ji Yang returned to the tent and just sat down. Xie Muchi seemed to be a little more awake than before. He opened his eyes and saw that it was her. His expression relaxed, and he glanced at the tent to confirm that it was closed. Suddenly, a woolen blanket appeared in his hand, which was quite thick. He unfolded it and covered the two of them with it. The warmth that he could feel just now disappeared instantly.

He also stuffed a handful of dried meat into her hand and said softly, "It's okay, don't worry about how long it will take. You won't be hungry. I'll take a nap first."

After saying this, he closed his eyes again, his expression revealing a sense of peace.

Ji Yang: ...

very good.

She was sure.

Xie Muchi really has no intention of hiding.

He is indeed a love-brained person!

Ji Yang really felt a little guilty in her heart because she was still hiding the truth. Otherwise, Xie Muchi would not have run out of the base because he was worried that she would be trapped outside the base by hail.

In fact, she dared to go out because she had space.

If the distance was really too far and she couldn't make it back in time, she would directly choose to go to a farther place. Now that there was no stagnant water and there were more obstructions, as long as she was careful and found a sheltered place, she could hide in the space with Xixi and at most suffer some injuries.

However, this time we have really confirmed Xie Muchi's general situation. No wonder he lived a good life in his previous life. It was not only because he was a trader, but also because of his golden finger.

Suddenly, my hand was touched by a head.

Xixi twitched her nose and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

Seeing that she didn't move, he nudged her hand again.

Ji Yang: "...dog nose!"

Xixi: “Woof!”

Yes, yes, dog nose!

Ji Yang stuffed a piece of jerky into its mouth, and Xixi immediately lay beside her and started eating it. The jerky was about the same size as the beef jerky before the disaster. Ji Yang also ate some and chewed it. It was a bit hard, but tasted good, slightly salty and fragrant, like rabbit meat?

Seeing Xie Muzhi closing his eyes and breathing heavily.

She silently took out the thermometer, and under the cover of her backpack and quilt, she waited for a while and then retracted the space and checked it directly in the space. Good, the thermometer showed: 14 degrees.

This is still indoors.

The number of people outside is probably in single digits.

Ji Yang shuddered.

This is falling too fast!

It's hail indeed.

In fact, this is not without benefits. At least the water shortage problem will be temporarily solved, but the problem is that this is the time when most survivors who need to work go out. Now they are all trapped outside and have no time to stock up water.

Just look at the official ones.

——

The sky became completely dark.

All kinds of solar street lights that could be retracted were retracted as soon as possible, and those that could not be retracted were broken. Fortunately, there was still light inside that could provide illumination, but it was already pitch black outside.

The hail was still falling. From the noise coming from downstairs, it could be estimated that the hail had accumulated to half a person's height. The temperature continued to drop and the hail had hardly melted anymore.

This way it won't roll into the room.

At most, the interior can be sealed off, just like during the previous freezing rain period.

Just looking at this situation, if it continues for a long time, what will happen to the food?

There were a lot of people. On the first floor alone, Ji Yang roughly estimated that there were hundreds of people crowded in one place. If there was no food, the result could be imagined.

Ji Yang has a gun here, so he is not afraid, but there are many places like this around, and by then...

I dare not think about it.

Suddenly, someone downstairs shouted, "It's stopped! The hail has stopped!"

Even those who were lazily about to fall asleep were startled and immediately ran to the window to check. Ji Yang also got up and looked, and saw that the crackling sound outside the window had disappeared, and a layer of frost had formed outside the window, making it difficult to see clearly.

The windows on the second floor can only be opened by special people with keys, and I couldn't pull them open at this time, so I could only try to lean on the window to look outside.

No one dared to come to Ji Yang's window, which made it convenient for her to observe.

It has indeed stopped.

The hail grains are gone.

Although there is a high probability that the hail will continue, some people can no longer wait and want to run back. With so much water resources, they can earn points by taking them home, and maybe they can even take a long-awaited bath.

Moreover, the buildings were not far apart, and since they were all stopped, the time in between should be enough for them to run back a distance.

They did what they said, and soon Ji Yang saw some figures running out.

The ground covered with hail was not easy to walk on, but it was passable. With someone taking the lead, the others followed quickly. The survivors in other shelters were in a similar situation.

Soon the snow-white ice was covered with people.

Ji Yang had no intention of leaving. It was not safe for Xie Muchi to leave in this state. There was no need for them to collect hail, so they simply waited. They thought God would take a break for at least half an hour, but after only about ten minutes, the "click" sound fell again.

"It's raining again!" someone shouted.

Immediately, many panicked voices were heard around.

People quickly moved towards the shops on both sides.

But this time, it was a huge hailstone that hit people so hard that they were dizzy. Soon, crying could be heard from downstairs: "I told you to wait a little longer, wuwuwu, and you are so anxious to be reincarnated!"

“Help—”

"Hurry up and save my son!"

"mom!"

The sound of grief is endless.

Then another group of people came up, this time they were all injured, and immediately filled the chairs again.

This time, it took more than two hours.

Stopped again.

This time it was already late at night, and although someone reminded people that the hail had stopped, not many people reacted, for they were afraid that it would fall again after just a few minutes of walking, and if they didn't dodge in time, they would be knocked down by the first blow.

Only a few people gritted their teeth and mustered up the courage to try to go out.

But this time the stop lasted unexpectedly long, almost an hour.

When he fell down again, Ji Yang heard many people sighing: "I should have gotten out earlier!"

"That's right, maybe they've all gone home now!"

"This damn weather is like it's deliberately teasing us!"

"I don't know how long it will rain. I'm starving..."

Ji Yang was awakened and immediately looked towards the tent which had a hole in it.

The lights were still on, and everyone around was resting. Xixi squatted and stood guard seriously. Seeing Ji Yang wake up, he tilted his head and said, "Awoo?"

The voice was very low, as if he was afraid to disturb her.

Ji Yang smiled and lost his sleepiness. He turned to check on Xie Muchi. When he turned his head, he saw that Xie Muchi had opened his eyes at some point. The two of them were sleeping together. There was not much space, and they had been in a scorching hot environment a few hours ago. Their bodies were adapting to the heat, and now they were in a cold environment. Their bodies were not able to adjust, so they naturally had to huddle together to keep each other warm.

If Xixi hadn't had to stand guard, she would have hugged Xixi in her arms.

"Why did you wake up?" Ji Yang asked, "Would you like some water?"

Xie Muzhi turned his face away embarrassedly and said softly: "I want to go to the toilet."

Ji Yang understood and stood up. Xie Muchi also sat up and took the woolen blanket back. Ji Yang rolled up the thin quilt and stuffed it into the bag. This thing was fluffy and when rolled up it was only a small square and did not take up much space.

Finally, the tent is put away as well. This is a simple version of the tent. It has no defensive capabilities, but it can block the view and slightly block the wind. It is very convenient to put away.

But before packing up the tent, Xie Muchi took out two sets of clothes and handed one to Ji Yang. There were underwear and pants in the loose sports style that Ji Yang often wore. He lowered his voice and said, "These are clean and have been rinsed in advance."

Ji Yang answered it, and the two of them turned their backs tacitly, although... they were still not used to being honest with each other.

While changing clothes, Ji Yang secretly glanced at Xie Muchi, who was moving with difficulty, and took out a wet wipe to quickly wipe her whole body. She was sweating when she went out of the courtyard. The air was no longer humid, but the moisture in her body was still there. After staying for a few more hours, she returned to the room where the sweat solidified and she could even see the salt crystals on her skin.

She hated this feeling the most.

Ji Yang moved quickly. After using one sheet, she immediately threw it away and replaced it with the next one. Her body was still a little wet after being wiped, and the cold air made her shiver when it touched her.

After putting on my clothes again, I felt warm all over, but still not very warm.

After waiting for a while, Xie Muzhi put on his pants. Ji Yang thought he was too slow, so he went over to help and whispered, "You can wipe yourself when you go to the bathroom later."

"Yeah." Xie Muzhi was a little embarrassed, and a blush appeared on his pale face, but he was indeed unable to move easily now.

Everything was done. The two of them unzipped the tent. Xixi jumped out first, followed by Xie Muzhi and Ji Yang.

Then pack up the tent.

The two people and the dog naturally travel together, so they have to bring these things with them.

If her things were taken away when she came out of the bathroom, she would have to go through the trouble again.

The possibility is small, but it is not impossible.

There are toilets here, but the conditions are limited. Currently all toilets still use "cat litter boxes". Everyone should handle it consciously. If you are not conscientious, you will be fined if you are caught.

Those with more serious conditions have to do hard labor.

The bathroom was empty at this time, and Ji Yang helped Xie Muchi in. He felt that his body was still a little unstable, and he was a little worried: "How about I help you?"

Xie Muzhi: “…No need.”

He quickly refused but didn't dare to shake his head. His mind was already confused enough and he almost vomited after this shake.

The iron plate was only taken out later. Before that, his head had been hit several times. It was almost unnecessary to diagnose that he had a concussion, but it was not serious. He was only dizzy and nauseous. The pain was suppressed by the medicine and was still bearable.

Ji Yang didn't force him and let him go in alone.

After waiting for a long time, Xie Muchi came out. It was her turn. After cleaning, she opened the door, pulled Xixi in, and closed the door again.

Take advantage of this time to let Xixi poop and pee, and while she is cleaning up, let it eat some meat to fill its stomach.

Time was urgent, and Xixi was also very smart. The meat happened to have no bones, so it wolfed it down. Just then, Ji Yang had finished dealing with its feces and urine. Finally, he checked the dog's mouth to make sure there was no meat left around its mouth, and then sprayed some perfume in the bathroom to cover up the smell before opening the door and going out.

——

The two people and the dog moved gently, and this action did not attract the attention of people around them.

Soon they returned to the corner, Ji Yang put down the tent again, and Xie Muchi took out the wool blanket immediately after going in. The two lay down again. Their bodies felt much more comfortable after being wiped, and not sticky anymore. However, she was no longer sleepy, so she waved to pull Xixi over, let it sleep, and she would keep watch herself.

Xixi immediately snuggled up to me obediently.

Fortunately, it has been a long time since I last shaved my hair, and now the hair has grown back and will not be frozen.

But others are not.

Almost everyone was shivering with cold. Ji Yang glanced at the thermometer and saw that the temperature had reached eight degrees. However, apart from those who knew each other well, who huddled together for warmth, everyone else would rather curl up on their own.

From time to time, someone would wake up from the cold and run to look outside. If it wasn't hailing, they would start to hesitate. If it was, they would go back and lie down to continue sleeping.

Occasionally he glanced at the tent in the corner with an envious look.

This went on until the next morning.

It's dawn.

The hail was still falling, but the force was much weaker than yesterday, but it was still not possible to walk freely. What was even more difficult was that the hail was getting more and more, and it directly submerged the door on the first floor.

The temperature therefore dropped to zero degrees.

This time it really feels like returning to the extreme cold.

But everyone was hungry. Most of those who came out in such a hot weather didn't have much food stored. They were already thin, and without enough calories to keep warm, they felt even more uncomfortable.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore and started cursing, and some even had conflicts, so two staff members rushed down to maintain order.

The other two were whispering something and looking towards Ji Yang from time to time.

Ji Yang noticed it the first time, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said nothing.

After a while, the people who went downstairs to maintain order came back up, and their faces looked unhappy. Fortunately, the noise on the first floor stopped.

But this situation cannot last long.

Because the hail and rain didn't stop for almost the entire day!

Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi were fine as they had food to eat at mealtime. However, considering that there were too many survivors around them without food and fearing arousing public outrage, they were very restrained and basically took dried meat, bread and other things.

Although it was cold, at least it filled her stomach, and she could drink some water and keep warm. Xie Muchi was afraid that she would be hungry, so he took out some cherry tomatoes for her to eat.

Ji Yang guessed that his space was not static, but it should be possible to plant things?

The tomatoes are still juicy.

The others could only rely on drinking water, which was melted from the hail. It was so cold that their teeth were chattering. But no one could go out because... the gate was blocked by hail.

Unable to go out, hungry, and shivering with cold, the conflict became more and more intense, especially on the crowded first floor.

The staff went down one after another to watch, but there was nothing they could do. There was still some at the beginning, but now there is very little left and no one listened to them.

They gathered together to discuss for a while, and finally a girl came over carefully.

Sensing that someone was around, Xixi, who was lying in Ji Yang's arms, immediately sat up and ran to the ventilation vent, baring her teeth and looking fierce.

The girl was so scared that her face turned pale and she stopped immediately.

Ji Yang quickly covered his mouth with his hands and smiled at the girl.

Seeing this, the girl regained her courage and approached tentatively until she was about two meters away. She whispered, "Can you help me?"

Ji Yang: "What's the matter?"

The girl came closer and whispered, "We have some emergency supplies here that you can use, but once you take them out, they will probably be snatched away. You have a gun, so you can intimidate them. In return, your dog can also get a share of the food."

In the base's rescue policy, only humans are unconditionally protected. Among other animals, only some working dogs can enjoy similar treatment. The pets of ordinary survivors cannot receive relief food.

Ji Yang thought about it and said, "Okay."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, revealing her two fangs: "Okay, we'll go get the supplies first, please come with us."

Ji Yang was about to get up when she felt a tightness around her waist. Xie Muchi frowned, not yet fully awake, but her hands were already strong. She quickly lowered her voice and leaned close to his ear to explain, and only then did she feel the arm around her waist relax.

She stood up and told Xixi to protect Xie Muchi. When it responded, she immediately rewarded it with a piece of meat. Then she picked up the gun and followed the girl.

——

The black gun looked ordinary, but when it appeared, it could quickly dispel the gloom in the eyes of the survivors who had been paying attention to this side.

No matter how many words are said, they are no match for the simple and brutal use of force at this moment.

Ji Yang didn't do much. He just stood on the stairs with a gun in his hand, and no one dared to act rashly. Seeing this, several staff members took the keys and went upstairs to get the supplies.

The authorities have already taken various situations into consideration, so a certain number of compressed biscuits are placed in each place. This kind of thing has a long shelf life and is not greatly affected by the environment. Once a similar situation occurs, it can be used immediately.

For example, now.

The staff had roughly counted the number of people and this time they moved out two boxes at once. The biscuits were not the big ones like before. The biscuits here were only the size of a palm. A charcoal stove and a pot were also taken out at the same time.

The other two staff members asked Ji Yang to protect them and went through the crowd on the first floor to dig out the hail at the gate.

Everything went smoothly. Faced with the guns, the irritable survivors were able to calm down and retreat silently to avoid accidental discharge of the guns.

The ice was retrieved and a fire was lit on the second floor. The staff member who lit the fire said with a smile: "This is equipment left over from the extreme cold. I thought it would never be used."

"Luckily we have this so we can have something hot to eat." another person whispered.

A pot was placed on top, ice cubes were put in, and they melted immediately. Then everyone soaked the compressed biscuits in it, and finally, there was a can of meat.

The lid was opened and the staff poured it all in one go, stirring it with a spatula, and the aroma of meat immediately filled the air.

This is a can of braised pork.

"Gurgle."

There were several sounds of swallowing.

When the fragrance drifted to the first floor, some people could not help but try to come up. Ji Yang simply sat at the stairs, playing with the gun in her hand. So when a survivor who showed his head saw her, he was so scared that he immediately retracted his head.

When the compressed biscuit paste was ready, the staff started distributing it, all using disposable bowls. The staff had been trained and immediately began to work together, placing the cooked pot at the stairs and asking people on the first and second floors to line up to receive it.

The team was in a mess, but everyone was afraid of guns, and no one dared to come and rob. The base had long had clear regulations that robbery was a very serious misconduct and could be punished by being shot directly.

While the two staff members were working hard to organize the team, Ji Yang was the first to get three bowls, but she refused: "Give it out first."

There are so many people, it would be terrible if there are not enough.

The staff was a little surprised, but still handed the three bowls to the people in line behind them and told them: "Don't throw away the bowls. You don't know when you will be out. You can use them for the next meal."

"Okay, you said there was food."

"I was so scared. I thought I would be hungry all the time."

The survivors smiled, their tone became very relaxed now that they had food. The room was filled with fragrance, the smell of hot porridge and meat, which immediately calmed down their anxious and broken hearts. Everyone seemed to calm down unconsciously, and immediately took the food they received to their seats to eat.

Until the last survivor had received it, there was still some left, which was obviously not enough.

If three servings were to be given to Ji Yang, the rest of the people would only be able to eat two bites each. In fact, they had been hungry for a long time, and when they saw this situation, they all sighed, but they still quickly served the food and were about to hand it to Ji Yang.

Ji Yang had already passed them, looking casual: "I brought some food, you can share it."

Several staff members blushed, but before they could say anything, Ji Yangren had already returned to the tent.

They looked at each other and silently picked up the remaining bowls. In fact, it was not enough for them to share, so they divided it evenly so that each person could eat just half a bowl.

The hot food went into my stomach and the charcoal fire was still burning, so the temperature went up a lot.

When the atmosphere was just right, there was suddenly a noise outside.

The sound of falling hail was not very real, but soon the voices became louder: "Don't grab! There is enough food! Don't grab!"

"ah!"

"What did you eat after you took it away from others?! Give it back!"

"Get lost. Who knows if you guys are eating it secretly? If I hadn't been watching, would you be willing to take it out?"